Studies on the Otani Expeditions on the 21st Century (Yokohama Museum of Eurasian Cultures)

From 1902 to 1914, and over three times, Central Asia, India, Mongolia Plateau, explored the like Tibet, Otani expedition.

From the last and became in 1914, in commemoration to be a 100 years this year, at Yokohama Eurasian Cultural Center, results of recent research has been published.

Ancient India Maurya Empire third generation, rubbings of inscriptions of King Asoka. One of the members is, what had been dedicated to the temple of Nagano birthplace of his hometown, was discovered in 2003.

While rubbings, of the third century BC, yet when before the eyes the rubbings related to Asoka which is also listed in the textbook of world history, to not feel the romance of history, Irare be without.

In the other, records and of discovered Tang Dynasty of land system from old tomb of Turpan, one of the crews, such as postcards that were sent from London to Japan was also on display.

It is on the second floor of Yokohama Eurasian Cultural Center, was on display in a permanent exhibition corner, It was exhibition contents of the small content, once again, the magnitude of that it has achieved the Otani expeditions, we were able to realize .

Enormous achievements of Otani expedition, now, not only in Japan, China, left in Korea, that their joint research is underway.

Someday, the whole picture is such as will become apparent, that a big exhibition will be held, I will earnestly aspire.